Newport News, Virginia—In advance of Donald Trump’s campaign rally tonight, Progress Virginia released two new web ads featuring veterans calling out his latest disrespectful comments about the military. “The continued attacks on our military personnel are reprehensible but not surprising,” said Anna Scholl, executive director of Progress Virginia. “He uses the military like he uses […]
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Actually, No, Trump Cannot Delay the Election
The Tweeter-in-Chief has done it again. President Trump tweeted this morning that he is contemplating delaying our November elections. There are safe, secure, and healthy ways to vote despite the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Not only can we conduct a safe and secure election in November, but Donald Trump does not have the power to delay […]
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Virginians Reject Trump/Pence Health Care Budget Cuts as Vice President Pence Visits Hampton Roads
Hampton, Virginia—Vice President Mike Pence will visit Hampton today. The visit comes just a few days after the Trump/Pence budget unveiling humongous proposed cuts to health care funding, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. Affordable, quality health care is a top issue for Virginians, and Vice President Pence should be prepared to defend […]
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Donald Trump’s Vice President To Campaign With Virginia Beach Republicans With Shared Agenda to Ban Abortion
Virginia Beach, Virginia—Donald Trump’s Vice President, Mike Pence, will campaign this weekend with Republicans in Virginia Beach. We’re sure they’ll have plenty to talk about–like their shared agenda to end access to abortion in Virginia. Here in Virginia, Republicans have been working hard to implement the Trump-Pence anti-abortion agenda. From mandatory ultrasounds and waiting periods […]
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Three Reasons Why Brett Kavanaugh Is Wrong for the Supreme Court
In July, Trump announced his nominee for the Supreme Court following Justice Kennedy’s retirement. We all knew the nominee would be bad, but the nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, is worse than we thought. Here are the top three reasons he would take us backwards for the next 40 years and why we can’t let him get […]
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NEW DIGITAL AD: LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TELL THEIR STORY OF STRUGGLING TO KEEP DOORS OPEN, HARMS OF TRUMPTAX
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 PRESS CONTACT: Ali Javery alijavery1994@gmail.com 401-533-6482 Gina Baldwin gina@progressva.org NEW DIGITAL AD: LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TELL THEIR STORY OF STRUGGLING TO KEEP DOORS OPEN, HARMS OF TRUMPTAX Owners of Gray Funeral Home Question why Congressman Taylor voted for massive corporate tax-cut while working families in Virginia struggle […]
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Progress Virginia Strongly Condemns Trump-Pence Administration Restrictions on Health Care, Birth Control
Trump-Pence domestic gag rule is awful and will deny Virginia women basic information about — and access to — reproductive health care services Not content with skyrocketing premiums that resulted from intentional policy sabotage, the Trump-Pence administration announced today that they will target women’s basic rights and undermine sound medical advice by issuing a so-called Domestic […]
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From Donald, With Love
This is part of a series of posts on Lolita Mancheno-Smoak, who is running for election in District 42. Read the other posts in this series: Where Should A Woman Get Her Healthcare: Planned Parenthood or an Overcrowded ER? Dear Lolita: Please Google “Medicaid Expansion” The following is a letter* Progress Virginia obtained from Donald […]
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SCOTUS to Decide on Trump’s Travel Ban
This month, the Supreme Court will issue rulings on a number of cases before its summer recess begins. One decision involves whether the court will lift lower courts’ injunctions on Trump’s travel ban until it hears the full case either later this month or in the fall. The Department of Justice asked SCOTUS to intervene […]